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New South Wales - Organisation
Farm Home for Boys, Narara (1927 - 1934)
- From
- 1927
- To
- 1934
- Categories
- Children's Home, Government-run, Home, Farm School
The Farm Home for Boys, Narara, was established by the Child Welfare Department near Gosford. It was an annexe of Gosford Training School. In 1934, boys at the Farm Home for Boys, Narara were transferred back to Gosford Training School.
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The Farm Home for Boys, Narara, was located 16 kilometres from Gosford at Narara on the former Forestry Training School site.
Boys were engaged in land clearing and vegetable cultivation for Gosford and Sydney children's homes. Some worked timber for the Forestry Commission. In 1934 boys were transferred back to Gosford and Narara became a state ward institution.
Locations
- 1927 - 1934
- Location - Farm Home for Boys, Narara was situated at Narara
- Collection Title
- Departmental Records relating to State Wards, New South Wales (1881 - 1983)
- Date Range
- 1881 - 1983
- Reference
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- Contact
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Please contact the Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services:
Address: Care Leaver Records Access Unit, Community Services, Department of Communities and Justice, Locked Bag 5000, Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: 1300 137 160 or (02) 9716 2500
Email: CareLeaverRecordsAccessUnit@facs.nsw.gov.au
Website: https://www.facs.nsw.gov.au/families/out-of-home-care/about-out-of-home-care/were-you-in-out-of-home-care
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